Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-13
"THE KINGS DAUGHTERS.'
A slsTERHooo FOR THE PROMO
TON OF BENEVOLENT WORKS.

TON OF BENEVOLENT WORKS.
Remarkable Growth of the Order-A
Feminine Counterpart Of Rev. Edward
Everett Hale's LEND n Hand" socie-
tiss-The Good Work Accomplished.
Ten ladies belonging TO New York and
fits immediate vicinity met one morning in
January, 1856, at the residence OF q
Methodist clergyman, whose wife has long
been conspicuous as a leader and speaker
In meetings Of a religious character, and
rs connected with evangelistic work. For
several winters this lady, Mrs. Margaret
Bottome, has given what are called 'Bible
Talks" in private drawing rooms for the
benefit Of society women. These morning
stalks" have been so popular that she has
been invited TO address audiences Of the
same character in Washington, philadel-
phia, Brooklyn, and other cities, With
rare power Of observation, a keen intelli-
gence, and thorough earnestness, Mrs.
Bottome has made many friends, and
when the ladies above alluded TO gathered
at her residence 10 perfect certain plans
for benevolent work during the impend-
ing season she suggested that they should
then and there form themselves into a
sisterhood, taking the name "The Kings
Daughters" from the forty-flfth Psalm,
where the daughters are described as
''all glorious within" This suggestion
found immediate favor. All those pres
n were familiar with the touching origin
of the Lend a Hand society" which pos
oibly emma ~ nur raaAarS ara paf NO.
quainted with, and which il may be well
70 repeat here as far as necessary.
II LEND A HAND"
A few years ago the Rev. Edward +.
Hale, of Boston, went to a suburban town
TO attend the funeral services Of one Of his
parishioners, a dear friend and a man Of
noble character. Several members of his
church were with him, and all were de-
tanned by a railway accident at a way sta
ton. Naturally they talked Of the de-
ceased, his virf ues, his charities and ex-
cellent methods Of distributing his wealth
IN benevolent work. Mr.. Hale had the
happy thought OF perpetuating the MEN,
ory of thier mutual friend by organizing a
society, a brotherhood to carry on his good
works and .1r the promotion Of all kindly
deeds 10 their fellow men. There were
Just ten of them present, including Mr..
Hale, and so he called il the "Ten So
cietyr and Lend a Hand" Whatever
they undertook, il should be in His
Name" and their motto should be:
Look up and not down,
Eook forward and not back;
Look out and not In,
And Lend a Hand.
m. sKrs..ss u.-la sa-x. z. lEr.-. -
and so on, for any form of benevolence.
Today ii may he mentioned, in passing,
this society or brotherhood extends around
the globe, and publishes a magazine, Lend
q Hand, in its interests, OF which DIR. Hale
IL the editor. With the knowledge of
these facts, Mrs. Bottome and her friends
formed their sisterhood. taking the same
motto, and for the main taking the same
methods. They added. however, the wear
ing Of a badge, a small silver cross Of the
Maltese form, signifying perfect love,
tied with a set Of purple ribbons, signify
ing royalty. Each Of the ten ladies agreed
TO take some special mission, and each
formed a Ten TO carry ii III These
items multiplied rapidly, and on stated
occasions reported progress TO the head
center, Mrs. Bottome. There were formed
comforting Tens TO visit hospital pa
tents, to read to them and supply certain
Injuries not allowed by the authorities.
Numbers Of these unfortunates have been
given the little cross. and some have died
after being ennobled with this order.
Other Tens have gone to the poorest
tenemen houses to visit the sick and
dying, while some Of the sisterhOod have
taken up the wrongs Of working girls aud
have been kindly interested in shop girls.
Indeed, there is hardly a form Of benevo-
lence that has not been adopted by The
Kings Daughters" Each little coterie
or 'Ten' has its president, its secretary
and treasurer, and all the central presi-
dent, with the original officers as her as
sistants.
A REMARKABLE SHOWING.
The first annual meeting Of the society
held very recently at the hall Of the
Young Ladies' Christian associates.
East Fifteenth street, developed certain
remarkable facts in connection with the
organization. It's membership II thou
sands now extends into thirty-threc states.
Canada, South America, England end
New Zealand. Between 5000 and 1000
members wear the cross and ribbon: some
members Possess IL, but object 10 wearing
il. The society f. not sectarian. Protest.
ants. Catholics. Hebrews alike are sisters.
and there are daughters II all ages. from
sweet sixteen to seyenty-six or eighty.
The social status is alike prUmiscuous, rs
the high bred, nristocratic, accomplished
woman Of conventional life and the poor
shop girl are alike sisters" The very
central point Of the organization Is q
sisterhoOd for the performance OF kindly
deeds, however small or humble, upon all
given opportunities.
An illustration of the growing influ-
ence Of the society was made In the rela.
ton Of the fact that all our field daisies,
which now cover u whole country, come
from the accidental dropping Of a handful
Of seed Of the Marguerite by a French
man some seventy years ago. None Of
the poorer members of the sisterhOOd were
present, NJ the midday asseInllHge pre-
vented their attendance, but they were
duly and fttingly remembered. Tele-
grams II congratulations from very dis
tant members were read. some of them
from invalid members, whOar also OF the
society known as shut Ins. '' numbering
over 10000. such messages were indeed
very pathetic. A Ten II colored mem.
bers was present. Miss Leigh, Of the
American and English missions in Paris.
was present and avowed her intention Of
forming a branch society when she re-
turns 20 France. Considerable amuse-
ment was occasioned by the reading Of a
report from the Hold the Tongue Ten"
the ladies who have promised not TO talk
gossip Of other women-not only not to
talk, but not to shrug the shoulders when
other women's names are mentioned,
which is SO much more cruel than speech.
Circulars were freely given out at the
close OF the meeting, printed in purple,